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Meaning of 'aptness' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Aptness [ n.]
- Fitness; suitableness; appropriateness; as, the aptness of things to their end.
- Disposition of the mind; propensity; as, the aptness of men to follow example.
- Quickness of apprehension; readiness in learning; docility; as, an aptness to learn is more observable in some children than in others.
- Proneness; tendency; as, the aptness of iron to rust.

Meaning of 'aptness' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . aptness [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a disposition to behave in a certain way
Example in sentence:
  • the aptness of iron to rust;
  • the propensity of disease to spread
Meaning (2):
- appropriateness for the occasion
Example in sentence:
  • the phrase had considerable aptness

Nearby Words:

apt aptable aptate aptera apteral apteran apteria apterous apteryges apteryx

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